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crest are a dark green. The body, generally, 

 is of a pale buff colour. Weight about i Ib. 



The Falcate Teal (Bunetta falcata) is 

 another very common bird in China. It is 

 a very graceful looking fowl, with its long 

 drooping grey back feathers. Head rufous 

 brown, bill black, chin white, breast and 

 belly beautifully mottled grey. Weight i Ib. 



The Siberian White eyed duck (Fuligula 

 baeri) is described by Styan as "scarce in 

 its appearance, but when met with it seems 

 numerous." 



The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) is 

 the most gorgeously plumaged of any of 

 the ducks. Once it was fairly common in 

 both provinces of Kiaugsu and Chekiang, 

 but its numbers have been sadly thinned of 

 late years, largely for the feathers which 

 are chiefly exported to Paris. 



Wood, in his natural history, offers this 

 word picture of this lovely bird: "The 

 crest of this beautiful bird is varied green 

 and purple upon the top of the head, the 

 long crest-like feathers being chestnut and 

 green. From the eye to the beak is a 

 warm fawn, and a stripe from the eye to 

 the back of the neck is a soft cream. The 

 sides of the neck are clothed with long 



